34. Inheritance
٣٤۔ كِتَابُ الْفَرَائِضِ
[Machine] Abu Bakr ordered me, when the people of Yamama were killed, to distribute the inheritance among the living and not to distribute it among some of them from others.
أَمَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ حَيْثُ قُتِلَ أَهْلُ الْيَمَامَةِ أَنْ يُوَرِّثَ الْأَحْيَاءَ مِنَ الْأَمْوَاتِ وَلَا يُوَرِّثَ بَعْضَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ
[Machine] That the living inherit from the dead, but the dead do not inherit from each other. The Sheikh said, as narrated from Sha'abi, from Umar that he inherited some of them from each other, from their offspring and in another narration, he said to Ali, "inherit these, so he inherited them from their offspring" and from Qatadah that Umar inherited the people of Ta'un Amwas, some of them from each other, so if one's hand and foot are on top of the other, he will inherit the higher from the lower and will not inherit the lower from the higher. These two narrations are disconnected. It has been said about Qatadah, from Rajaa' ibn Haywah, from Qabeesah ibn Dhu'ayb, from Umar, and he is also disconnected. So what we have narrated from Umar is the closest and Allah knows best.
أَنْ أُوَرِّثَ الْأَحْيَاءَ مِنَ الْأَمْوَاتِ وَلَا أُوَرِّثَ الْأَمْوَاتَ بَعْضَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ وَرَّثَ بَعْضَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ مِنْ تِلَادِ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ ؓ وَرِّثْ هَؤُلَاءِ فَوَرَّثَهُمْ مِنْ تِلَادِ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَعَنْ قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ وَرَّثَ أَهْلَ طَاعُونِ عَمْوَاسٍ بَعْضَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ يَدُ أَحَدِهِمَا وَرِجْلُهُ عَلَى الْآخَرِ وَرَّثَ الْأَعْلَى مِنَ الْأَسْفَلِ وَلَمْ يُوَرِّثِ الْأَسْفَلَ مِنَ الْأَعْلَى وَهَاتَانِ الرِّوَايَتَانِ مُنْقَطِعَتَانِ وَقَدْ قِيلَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ رَجَاءِ بْنِ حَيْوَةَ عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ ذُؤَيْبٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ وَهُوَ أَيْضًا مُنْقَطِعٌ فَمَا رُوِّينَا عَنْ عُمَرَ أَشْبَهُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ
[Machine] He said about a people who died in a disaster such as a collapse, drowning, or other similar situations, but it was not known which of them died first. He said, "They do not inherit from each other."
أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي قَوْمٍ مُتَوَارِثِينَ هَلَكُوا فِي هَدْمٍ أَوْ غَرَقٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْمُتَأَلَّفِ فَلَمْ يُدْرَ أَيُّهُمْ مَاتَ قَبْلُ قَالَ لَا يَتَوَارَثُونَ
[Machine] "About the scholars from the people of Madinah, they used to say that every people who die in destruction, drowning, fire, or something similar, the death of some of them blinds the others before them. Therefore, they do not inherit from each other and are not entitled to be heirs. And because of this, the statement of Zaid bin Thabit was that and Umar bin Abdul Aziz ruled accordingly."
عَنِ الْفُقَهَاءِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ كُلُّ قَوْمٍ مُتَوَارِثِينَ مَاتُوا فِي هَدْمٍ أَوْ غَرَقٍ أَوْ حَرِيقٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ فَعُمِّيَ مَوْتُ بَعْضِهِمْ قَبْلَ بَعْضٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَتَوَارَثُونَ وَلَا يُحْجَبُونَ وَعَلَى ذَلِكَ كَانَ قَوْلُ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَقَضَى بِذَلِكَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ
[Machine] That Um Kulthum, the daughter of Ali, and her son Zaid both passed away on the same day. The two widows met each other but could not tell which one of them had died first, so they did not inherit from each other. It is also mentioned that the people of Siffin did not inherit from each other, nor did the people of Harrah.
أَنَّ أُمَّ كُلْثُومٍ بِنْتَ عَلِيٍّ وَابْنَهَا زَيْدًا وَقَعَا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ وَالْتَقَتِ الصَّائِحَتَانِ فَلَمْ يُدْرَ أَيُّهُمَا هَلَكَ قَبْلُ فَلَمْ تَرِثْهُ وَلَمْ يَرِثْهَا وَأَنَّ أَهْلَ صِفِّينَ لَمْ يَتَوَارَثُوا وَأَنَّ أَهْلَ الْحَرَّةِ لَمْ يَتَوَارَثُوا
[Machine] That the people of al-Harra, when they were afflicted, judgment was passed upon them regarding Zaid bin Thabit, and among the people at that time were companions of the Prophet ﷺ and many of their sons.
أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْحَرَّةِ حِينَ أُصِيبُوا كَانَ الْقَضَاءُ فِيهِمْ عَلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَفِي النَّاسِ يَوْمَئِذٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمِنْ أَبْنَائِهِمْ نَاسٌ كَثِيرٌ
[Machine] "Ali inherited the dead of the camel and then he inherited their living heirs. 12256. I said, and I am Yazid bin Tarif Al-Bahili, on the authority of Yahya bin Saeed, that the dead of the camel and Al-Harrah were inherited by their living heirs."
أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ؓ وَرَّثَ قَتْلَى الْجَمَلِ فَوَرَّثَ وَرَثَتَهُمُ الْأَحْيَاءَ 12256 قَالَ وَأنا يَزِيدُ أنا نَصْرُ بْنُ طَرِيفٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ أَنْ قَتْلَى الْجَمَلِ وَالْحَرَّةِ وُرِّثَ وَرَثَتُهُمُ الْأَحْيَاءُ
[Machine] That Ali inherited from a man and his son or two brothers who were both injured in the Battle of Siffin, it is not known which of them died before the other, so he inherited some of them from others, as he said, and we only take the first narration.
أَنَّ عَلِيًّا وَرَّثَ رَجُلًا وَابْنَهُ أَوْ أَخَوَيْنِ أُصِيبَا بِصِفِّينَ لَا يُدْرَى أَيُّهُمَا مَاتَ قَبْلَ الْآخَرِ فَوَرَّثَ بَعْضَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ كَذَا قَالَ وَنَحْنُ إِنَّمَا نَأْخُذُ بِالرِّوَايَةِ الْأُولَى
[Machine] That which has been inherited is not from those who were killed on the Day of the Camel, the Day of Siffin, and the Day of Harrah. Then there was the Day of Qudaid, and none of those who were killed on that day inherited anything from their companions except for those who were known to have been killed before their companions. Malik said: "This is a matter in which there is no difference of opinion among us and no doubt among any of the scholars in our city." Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "It is narrated from Iyas ibn Abd al-Muzanni that he said: 'Some of them inherit from others.' And the saying of the majority is more correct."
أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَوَارَثْ مَنْ قُتِلَ يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ وَيَوْمَ صِفِّينَ وَيَوْمَ الْحَرَّةِ ثُمَّ كَانَ يَوْمُ قُدَيْدٍ فَلَمْ يَتَوَارَثْ أَحَدٌ مِمَّنْ قُتِلَ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ شَيْئًا إِلَّا مَنْ عُلِمَ أَنَّهُ قُتِلَ قَبْلَ صَاحِبِهِ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَذَلِكَ الْأَمْرُ الَّذِي لَا اخْتِلَافَ فِيهِ عِنْدَنَا وَلَا شَكَّ عِنْدَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ بِبَلَدِنَا قَالَ الْإِمَامُ أَحْمَدُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ الْمُزَنِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يُوَرَّثُ بَعْضُهُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَقَوْلُ الْجَمَاعَةِ أَوْلَى